Around the World in 80 Days - IV. In which Phileas Fogg Astounds Passepartout, His Servant Around the World in 80 Days Previous Chapter Next Chapter IV. In which Phileas Fogg Astounds Passepartout, His Servant Having won twenty guineas at whist, and taken leave of his friends, Phileas Fogg, at twenty-five minutes past seven, left the Reform Club. Passepartout, who had conscientiously studied the programme of his duties, was more than surprised to see his master guilty of the inexactness of appearing at this unaccustomed hour; for, according to rule, he was not due in Saville Row until precisely midnight. Mr. Fogg repaired to his bedroom, and called out, "Passepartout!" Passepartout did not reply. It could not be he who was called; it was not the right hour. "Passepartout!" repeated Mr. Fogg, without raising his voice. Passepartout made his appearance. "I've called you twice," observed his master. "But it is not midnight," responded the other, showing his watch. "I know it; I don't blame you.

We start for Dover and Calais in ten minutes." A puzzled grin overspread Passepartout's round face; clearly he had not comprehended his master. "Monsieur is going to leave home?" "Yes," returned Phileas Fogg. "We are going round the world." Passepartout opened wide his eyes, raised his eyebrows, held up his hands, and seemed about to collapse, so overcome was he with stupefied astonishment. "Round the world!" he murmured. "In eighty days," responded Mr. Fogg. "So we haven't a moment to lose." "But the trunks?" gasped Passepartout, unconsciously swaying his head from right to left. "We'll have no trunks; only a carpet-bag, with two shirts and three pairs of stockings for me, and the same for you. We'll buy our clothes on the way. Bring down my mackintosh and traveling-cloak, and some stout shoes, though we shall do little walking. Make haste!" Passepartout tried to reply, but could not. He went out, mounted to his own room, fell into a chair, and muttered: "That's good, that is!

And I, who wanted to remain quiet!" He mechanically set about making the preparations for departure. Around the world in eighty days! Was his master a fool? No. Was this a joke, then? They were going to Dover; good! To Calais; good again! After all, Passepartout, who had been away from France five years, would not be sorry to set foot on his native soil again. Perhaps they would go as far as Paris, and it would do his eyes good to see Paris once more. But surely a gentleman so chary of his steps would stop there; no doubt-- but, then, it was none the less true that he was going away, this so domestic person hitherto! By eight o'clock Passepartout had packed the modest carpet-bag, containing the wardrobes of his master and himself; then, still troubled in mind, he carefully shut the door of his room, and descended to Mr. Fogg. Mr. Fogg was quite ready. Under his arm might have been observed a red-bound copy of Bradshaw's Continental Railway Steam Transit and General Guide, with its timetables showing the arrival and departure of steamers and railways.

He took the carpet-bag, opened it, and slipped into it a goodly roll of Bank of England notes, which would pass wherever he might go. "You have forgotten nothing?" asked he. "Nothing, monsieur." "My mackintosh and cloak?" "Here they are." "Good! Take this carpet-bag," handing it to Passepartout. "Take good care of it, for there are twenty thousand pounds in it." Passepartout nearly dropped the bag, as if the twenty thousand pounds were in gold, and weighed him down. Master and man then descended, the street-door was double-locked, and at the end of Saville Row they took a cab and drove rapidly to Charing Cross. The cab stopped before the railway station at twenty minutes past eight. Passepartout jumped off the box and followed his master, who, after paying the cabman, was about to enter the station, when a poor beggar-woman, with a child in her arms, her naked feet smeared with mud, her head covered with a wretched bonnet, from which hung a tattered feather, and her shoulders shrouded in a ragged shawl, approached, and mournfully asked for alms.

Mr. Fogg took out the twenty guineas he had just won at whist, and handed them to the beggar, saying, "Here, my good woman. I'm glad that I met you;" and passed on. Passepartout had a moist sensation about the eyes; his master's action touched his susceptible heart. Two first-class tickets for Paris having been speedily purchased, Mr. Fogg was crossing the station to the train, when he perceived his five friends of the Reform. "Well, gentlemen," said he, "I'm off, you see; and, if you will examine my passport when I get back, you will be able to judge whether I have accomplished the journey agreed upon." "Oh, that would be quite unnecessary, Mr. Fogg," said Ralph politely. "We will trust your word, as a gentleman of honour." "You do not forget when you are due in London again?" asked Stuart. "In eighty days; on Saturday, the 21st of December, 1872, at a quarter before nine p.m.

Good-bye, gentlemen." Phileas Fogg and his servant seated themselves in a first-class carriage at twenty minutes before nine; five minutes later the whistle screamed, and the train slowly glided out of the station. The night was dark, and a fine, steady rain was falling. Phileas Fogg, snugly ensconced in his corner, did not open his lips. Passepartout, not yet recovered from his stupefaction, clung mechanically to the carpet-bag, with its enormous treasure. Just as the train was whirling through Sydenham, Passepartout suddenly uttered a cry of despair. "What's the matter?" asked Mr. Fogg. "Alas! In my hurry--I--I forgot--" "What?" "To turn off the gas in my room!" "Very well, young man," returned Mr.

Fogg, coolly; "it will burn-- at your expense." Chapter 17: Showing What Happened on the Voyage from Singapore to Hong Kong | Around the World in 80 Days | Jules Verne | Lit2Go ETC Around the World in 80 Days Chapter 17: Showing What Happened on the Voyage from Singapore to Hong Kong Additional Information Source: Verne, J. (1873) Around the World in 80 Days Paris, France: Routledge Readability: Chicago Verne, J. (1873). Chapter 17: Showing What Happened on the Voyage from Singapore to Hong Kong. Around the World in 80 Days (Lit2Go Edition). Retrieved January 19, 2017, from Verne, Jules. "Chapter 17: Showing What Happened on the Voyage from Singapore to Hong Kong." Around the World in 80 Days. Lit2Go Edition. 1873. Web. < January 19, 2017.

Jules Verne, "Chapter 17: Showing What Happened on the Voyage from Singapore to Hong Kong," Around the World in 80 Days, Lit2Go Edition, (1873), accessed January 19, 2017, Next The embedded audio player requires a modern internet browser. You should visit Browse Happy and update your internet browser today! The detective and Passepartout met often on deck after this interview, though Fix was reserved, and did not attempt to induce his companion to divulge any more facts concerning Mr. Fogg. He caught a glimpse of that mysterious gentleman once or twice; but Mr. Fogg usually confined himself to the cabin, where he kept Aouda company, or, according to his inveterate habit, took a hand at whist. Passepartout began very seriously to conjecture what strange chance kept Fix still on the route that his master was pursuing. It was really worth considering why this certainly very amiable and complacent person, whom he had first met at Suez, had then encountered on board the Mongolia, who disembarked at Bombay, which he announced as his destination, and now turned up so unexpectedly on the Rangoon, was following Mr.

Fogg's tracks step by step. What was Fix's object? Passepartout was ready to wager his Indian shoes—which he religiously preserved—that Fix would also leave Hong Kong at the same time with them, and probably on the same steamer. Passepartout might have cudgelled his brain for a century without hitting upon the real object which the detective had in view. He never could have imagined that Phileas Fogg was being tracked as a robber around the globe. But, as it is in human nature to attempt the solution of every mystery, Passepartout suddenly discovered an explanation of Fix's movements, which was in truth far from unreasonable. Fix, he thought, could only be an agent of Mr. Fogg's friends at the Reform Club, sent to follow him up, and to ascertain that he really went round the world as had been agreed upon. "It's clear!" repeated the worthy servant to himself, proud of his shrewdness. "He's a spy sent to keep us in view! That isn't quite the thing, either, to be spying Mr. Fogg, who is so honourable a man!

Ah, gentlemen of the Reform, this shall cost you dear!" Passepartout, enchanted with his discovery, resolved to say nothing to his master, lest he should be justly offended at this mistrust on the part of his adversaries. But he determined to chaff Fix, when he had the chance, with mysterious allusions, which, however, need not betray his real suspicions. During the afternoon of Wednesday, 30th October, the Rangoon entered the Strait of Malacca, which separates the peninsula of that name from Sumatra. The mountainous and craggy islets intercepted the beauties of this noble island from the view of the travellers. The Rangoon weighed anchor at Singapore the next day at four a.m., to receive coal, having gained half a day on the prescribed time of her arrival. Phileas Fogg noted this gain in his journal, and then, accompanied by Aouda, who betrayed a desire for a walk on shore, disembarked. Fix, who suspected Mr. Fogg's every movement, followed them cautiously, without being himself perceived; while Passepartout, laughing in his sleeve at Fix's manoeuvres, went about his usual errands.

The island of Singapore is not imposing in aspect, for there are no mountains; yet its appearance is not without attractions. It is a park checkered by pleasant highways and avenues. A handsome carriage, drawn by a sleek pair of New Holland horses, carried Phileas Fogg and Aouda into the midst of rows of palms with brilliant foliage, and of clove–trees, whereof the cloves form the heart of a half–open flower. Pepper plants replaced the prickly hedges of European fields; sago–bushes, large ferns with gorgeous branches, varied the aspect of this tropical clime; while nutmeg–trees in full foliage filled the air with a penetrating perfume. Agile and grinning bands of monkeys skipped about in the trees, nor were tigers wanting in the jungles. After a drive of two hours through the country, Aouda and Mr. Fogg returned to the town, which is a vast collection of heavy–looking, irregular houses, surrounded by charming gardens rich in tropical fruits and plants; and at ten o'clock they re–embarked, closely followed by the detective, who had kept them constantly in sight.

Passepartout, who had been purchasing several dozen mangoes—a fruit as large as good–sized apples, of a dark–brown colour outside and a bright red within, and whose white pulp, melting in the mouth, affords gourmands a delicious sensation—was waiting for them on deck. He was only too glad to offer some mangoes to Aouda, who thanked him very gracefully for them. At eleven o'clock the Rangoon rode out of Singapore harbour, and in a few hours the high mountains of Malacca, with their forests, inhabited by the most beautifully–furred tigers in the world, were lost to view. Singapore is distant some thirteen hundred miles from the island of Hong Kong, which is a little English colony near the Chinese coast. Phileas Fogg hoped to accomplish the journey in six days, so as to be in time for the steamer which would leave on the 6th of November for Yokohama, the principal Japanese port. The Rangoon had a large quota of passengers, many of whom disembarked at Singapore, among them a number of Indians, Ceylonese, Chinamen, Malays, and Portuguese, mostly second–class travellers.

The weather, which had hitherto been fine, changed with the last quarter of the moon. The sea rolled heavily, and the wind at intervals rose almost to a storm, but happily blew from the south–west, and thus aided the steamer's progress. The captain as often as possible put up his sails, and under the double action of steam and sail the vessel made rapid progress along the coasts of Anam and Cochin China. Owing to the defective construction of the Rangoon, however, unusual precautions became necessary in unfavourable weather; but the loss of time which resulted from this cause, while it nearly drove Passepartout out of his senses, did not seem to affect his master in the least. Passepartout blamed the captain, the engineer, and the crew, and consigned all who were connected with the ship to the land where the pepper grows. Perhaps the thought of the gas, which was remorselessly burning at his expense in Saville Row, had something to do with his hot impatience. "You are in a great hurry, then," said Fix to him one day, "to reach Hong Kong?" "A very great hurry!" "Mr.

Fogg, I suppose, is anxious to catch the steamer for Yokohama?" "Terribly anxious." "You believe in this journey around the world, then?" "Absolutely. Don't you, Mr. Fix?" "I? I don't believe a word of it." "You're a sly dog!" said Passepartout, winking at him. This expression rather disturbed Fix, without his knowing why. Had the Frenchman guessed his real purpose? He knew not what to think. But how could Passepartout have discovered that he was a detective? Yet, in speaking as he did, the man evidently meant more than he expressed. Passepartout went still further the next day; he could not hold his tongue. "Mr. Fix," said he, in a bantering tone, "shall we be so unfortunate as to lose you when we get to Hong Kong?" "Why," responded Fix, a little embarrassed, "I don't know; perhaps—" "Ah, if you would only go on with us! An agent of the Peninsular Company, you know, can't stop on the way! You were only going to Bombay, and here you are in China.

America is not far off, and from America to Europe is only a step." Fix looked intently at his companion, whose countenance was as serene as possible, and laughed with him. But Passepartout persisted in chaffing him by asking him if he made much by his present occupation. "Yes, and no," returned Fix; "there is good and bad luck in such things. But you must understand that I don't travel at my own expense." "Oh, I am quite sure of that!" cried Passepartout, laughing heartily. Fix, fairly puzzled, descended to his cabin and gave himself up to his reflections. He was evidently suspected; somehow or other the Frenchman had found out that he was a detective. But had he told his master? What part was he playing in all this: was he an accomplice or not? Was the game, then, up? Fix spent several hours turning these things over in his mind, sometimes thinking that all was lost, then persuading himself that Fogg was ignorant of his presence, and then undecided what course it was best to take. Nevertheless, he preserved his coolness of mind, and at last resolved to deal plainly with Passepartout.

If he did not find it practicable to arrest Fogg at Hong Kong, and if Fogg made preparations to leave that last foothold of English territory, he, Fix, would tell Passepartout all. Either the servant was the accomplice of his master, and in this case the master knew of his operations, and he should fail; or else the servant knew nothing about the robbery, and then his interest would be to abandon the robber. Such was the situation between Fix and Passepartout. Meanwhile Phileas Fogg moved about above them in the most majestic and unconscious indifference. He was passing methodically in his orbit around the world, regardless of the lesser stars which gravitated around him. Yet there was near by what the astronomers would call a disturbing star, which might have produced an agitation in this gentleman's heart. But no! the charms of Aouda failed to act, to Passepartout's great surprise; and the disturbances, if they existed, would have been more difficult to calculate than those of Uranus which led to the discovery of Neptune. It was every day an increasing wonder to Passepartout, who read in Aouda's eyes the depths of her gratitude to his master.

Phileas Fogg, though brave and gallant, must be, he thought, quite heartless. As to the sentiment which this journey might have awakened in him, there was clearly no trace of such a thing; while poor Passepartout existed in perpetual reveries. One day he was leaning on the railing of the engine–room, and was observing the engine, when a sudden pitch of the steamer threw the screw out of the water. The steam came hissing out of the valves; and this made Passepartout indignant. "The valves are not sufficiently charged!" he exclaimed. "We are not going. Oh, these English! If this was an American craft, we should blow up, perhaps, but we should at all events go faster!" Around the World in 80 Days | MSS Research Around the World in 80 Days Introduction Jules Verne's famous novel Around the World in 80 Days is a story of extraordinary accomplishment. It describes the wonderful adventures of Phileas Fogg, an English gentleman who has agreed to a wager of 40,000 pounds that he can travel around the world in 80 days.

The story depicts how his personal character, high values and single-mindedness of purpose enable him to overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles. Though the story is fiction, the principles it depicts are profound truths of life and human accomplishment. Plot summary The story starts in London on October 2, 1872. Phileas Fogg is a wealthy, solitary, unmarried gentleman with regular habits. The source of his wealth is not known and he lives modestly. He fires his former valet, James Forster, for bringing him shaving water two degrees too cold. He hires as a replacement Passepartout, a Frenchman of around 30 years of age. Later that day in the Reform Club, he gets involved in an argument over an article in The Daily Telegraph, stating that with the opening of a new railway section in India, it is now possible to travel around the world in 80 days. The proposed schedule total 80 days This calculation does not take into account practical matters like trouble finding transportation, but Fogg is sure that with his superbly calculative mind he can actually do it.

He accepts a wager for £20,000 from his fellow club members, which he will receive if he makes it around the world in 80 days. Accompanied by his manservant Passepartout, he leaves London by train at 8.45 p.m. on October 2, 1872, and thus is due back at the Reform Club at the same time 80 days later, on December 21. Fogg and Passepartout reach Suez in time. While disembarking in Egypt, he is watched by a Scotland Yard detective named Fix, who has been dispatched from London in search of a bank robber. Because Fogg matches the description of the bank robber, Fix mistakes Fogg to be the criminal. Since he cannot secure a warrant in time, Fix goes on board of the steamer conveying the travelers to Bombay. During the voyage, Fix gets acquainted with Passepartout, without revealing his purpose. Map of the trip Still on time, Fogg and Passepartout switch to the railway in Bombay, setting off for Calcutta, Fix now following them undercover.

As it turns out, the construction of the railway is not totally finished, so they are forced to get over the remaining gap between two stations by riding an elephant, which Phileas Fogg purchases at the prodigious price of 2,000 pounds. During the ride, they come across a suttee procession, in which a young Parsi woman, Aouda, is led to a sanctuary to be sacrificed the next day by Thuggee worshipers. Since the young woman is drugged with the smoke of opium and hemp and obviously not going voluntarily, the travelers decide to rescue her. They follow the procession to the site, where Passepartout secretly takes the place of Aouda's deceased husband on the funeral pyre, on which she is to be burned the next morning. During the ceremony, he then rises from the pyre, scaring off the priests, and carries the young woman away. The travelers then hasten on to catch the train at the next railway station, taking Aouda with them. At Calcutta, they finally board a steamer going to Hong Kong. Fix, who had secretly been following them, has Fogg and Passepartout arrested in Calcutta.

But they jump bail and Fix is forced to follow them to Hong Kong. On board, he shows himself to Passepartout, who is delighted to meet again his traveling companion from the earlier voyage. In Hong Kong, it turns out that Aouda's distant relative in whose care they had been planning to leave her there, has moved, likely to Holland, so they decide to take her with them to Europe. Meanwhile, still without a warrant, Fix sees Hong Kong as his last chance to arrest Fogg on British soil. He therefore confides in Passepartout, who does not believe a word and remains convinced that his master is not a bank robber. To prevent Passepartout from informing his master about the premature departure of their next vessel, Fix gets Passepartout drunk and drugs him in an opium den. In his dizziness, Passepartout yet manages to catch the steamer to Yokohama, but neglects to inform Fogg. Fogg, on the next day, discovers that he has missed his connection. He goes in search of a vessel which will take him to Yokohama.

He finds a pilot boat which takes him and his companions (Aouda and Fix) to Shanghai, where they catch a steamer to Yokohama. In Yokohama, they go on a search for Passepartout, believing that he may have arrived there with the original connection. They find him in a circus, trying to earn his homeward journey. Reunited, the four board on a steamer taking them across the Pacific to San Francisco. Fix promises Passepartout that now, having left British soil, he will no longer try to delay Fogg's journey, but rather support him in getting back to Britain as fast as possible (to have him arrested there). In San Francisco, they get on the train to New York. During that trip, the train is attacked by Native Americans, who take Passepartout and two other passengers hostage. Fogg is now faced with the dilemma of continuing his tour, or going to rescue Passepartout. He chooses the latter, starting on a rescue mission with some soldiers of a nearby fort, who succeed in freeing the hostages.

To make up for the lost time, Fogg and his companions hire a sledge, which brings them to Omaha, Nebraska, where they arrive just in time to get on a train to Chicago, Illinois, and then another to New York. However, reaching New York, they learn that the steamer for Liverpool they had been trying to catch has left a short time before. On the next day, Fogg starts looking for an alternative for the crossing of the Atlantic. He finds a small steamboat, destined for Bordeaux. However, the captain of the boat refuses to take the company to Liverpool, whereupon Fogg consents to be taken to Bordeaux. On the voyage, he bribes the crew to mutiny and take course for Liverpool. Going on full steam all the time, the boat runs out of fuel after a few days. Fogg buys the boat at a very high price from the captain, soothing him thereby, and has the crew burn all the wooden parts to keep up the steam. The companions arrive at Queens town, Ireland, in time to reach London via Dublin and Liverpool before the deadline. However, once on British soil again, Fix produces a warrant and arrests Fogg.

A short time later, the misunderstanding is cleared up--the actual bank robber had been caught several days earlier in Liverpool. In response to this, Fogg, in a rare moment of impulse, punches Fix, who immediately falls to the ground. However, Fogg has missed the train and returns to London five minutes late, assured that he has lost the wager. In his London house the next day, he apologizes to Aouda for bringing her with him, since he now has to live in poverty and cannot financially support her. Aouda suddenly confesses that she loves him and asks him to marry her, which he gladly accepts. He calls for Passepartout to notify the reverend. At the reverend's, Passepartout learns that he is mistaken in the date, which he takes to be Sunday but which actually is Saturday due to the fact that the party traveled east, thereby gaining a full day on their journey around the globe, by crossing the International Date Line. Passepartout hurries back to Fogg, who immediately sets off for the Reform Club, where he arrives just in time to win the wager. Thus ends the journey around the world.

Fogg's Character Fogg is an eminently disciplined man -- both in his emotions and in his thoughts. He has the innate capacity to accept every difficulty and ordeal that comes his way in a calm and detached manner. No matter how problematic or even absurd the circumstances, Fogg's emotions are always tranquil and calm, as if he were detached from the intensity of every situation. And yet, interestingly his mind is always fully engaged in the issue at hand -- enabling him to rationally and most logically deal with any and all circumstance. In addition, his creative capacities border on genius, as he is able to meld a native intelligence and a broad knowledge of the physical workings of life with insights and intuitive-like inspirations that help him solve nearly every problem. Confronting one obstacle after another, Fogg brushes aside challenges and focuses all of his energies on achieving his objective. Along the way, he utilizes his uncanny creativity, ingenuity, and scientific know-how to solve every problem that crosses his path. These qualities are further enhanced by an essentially kind and generous nature -- which can be seen in the goodwill that he consistently demonstrates toward his fellow travelers, as well as the people he meets along the way.

That helps him win the respect of others at critical moments on his journey, especially important when he and his comrades face imminent danger. He also exhibits other notable faculties -- including his ability to remain silent without speaking, unless situations dictate that he do so. Together with his utter punctuality and masterful planning and organizing capacities, Phileas Fogg is the very embodiment of stability, rationality, and equality -- making him the perfect candidate to accomplish his ambitious goals. Punctuality Punctuality, followed in the West as the manners of kings, is a great social value which no one will break. Look at it not as a social value, but as a work value. What do we find? It is a strategy for one man to respect every other man. Man, through punctuality, relates to Time, the field of work. Moving from society to work is great. Moving further from work to Time is to move from the gross material plane to the subtle plane of knowledge. Punctuality was originally discovered by men who perceived the subtle truth of gross work. At heights of perfection, any vibration reaches the Absolute. Perfection in punctuality moves work from the subtle plane to the causal plane of Supermind, which retains the constant presence of the Absolute.

Equality Phileas Fogg's utter calm and equality in the face of extremely difficult circumstances attracted a magnificent response from life that provided him with his greatest moment of glory and success. It is an indicator that life on the outside responds to one's inner efforts or capacities of higher consciousness. Maintaining a poise of inner calm and equality is one method that enables that miraculous-like dynamic. It is in essence a spiritual-like quality that tends to overcome the negative, while attracting the infinite potentials of life. Phileas Fogg possesses spiritual equality. He is unmoved, unshaken, and undisturbed by every obstacle that comes in his way. He never loses confidence, never gets anxious or angry with anyone. He reacts neither to extreme physical challenges and discomforts such as sleepless nights weathering a storm on the deck of a ship, nor the disbelief or suspicion of those around him, nor the fear of losing his money or losing his life. He is equal. His perfect punctuality and physical organization is the base of that physical equality. It is an unconscious spiritual endowment at the physical level supported by his commitment to perfection in physical values (punctuality and orderliness). This equality is so powerful that every obstacle that rises gives way before his calm persistence.

Had Fogg possessed this equality consciously, no obstacle could ever arise in his way for him to overcome. Instead, each obstacle would be converted into an opportunity. This equality attracts and wins for him Aouda, who has a rich emotional loyalty, gratitude and affection - spiritual endowment at the vital level. This equality attracts to him and wins him the devoted service of Passepartout, a servant of great loyalty, courage and fortitude, who risks his life for both Aouda and his master. Phileas Fogg possesses an equality that is spiritual. That equality wins him the wager. He has taken punctuality and made it into an article of faith. His punctuality that was physical, taken to the extreme of perfection gave him the spiritual equality that rendered him immune against any failure in life. Did he know the origin of his strength? He passed through catastrophe, storms, fights, and unforeseen obstacles of every kind and still the spiritual power issuing from the physical skill of punctuality ensured him the success. If Fogg had understood the life value of a physical skill as a spiritual endowment, his success would have been ensured without all those obstacles cropping up on the way. That is the opportunity that awaits the Westerner.

Selflessness When Passepartout is captured by the Indians, Fogg risks not only his money (he has no time to spare on his schedule) but also his life out of a sense of duty to try to save his servant. His selfless courage not only saves the life of the servant who has saved the whole train, but wins him irrevocably the heart of Aouda. Goodwill All Fogg's problems arise because he extends goodwill that is not called for by his mission but is compelled by his character. Because he risks the mission for this higher value, he ends up not only succeeding but achieving something far more valuable to him than the money or the achievement -- the love of Aouda. Up to his meeting with Aouda, Fogg's trip is according to clockwork without delay or interruption and he is two days ahead of schedule. After she joins the party, every step of the journey is fraught with difficulties. She is a widow who was about to be burned. That misfortune expresses in the journey despite the goodwill, nobility and courage in her nature.

Yet it is only because she proposes to him, that Passepartout discovers the mistake regarding the dates and Fogg reaches the Reform Club on time to claim victory. Liberality Fogg shows extreme liberality in spending money. Though he never wastes it, money has no inherent value for him. He trusts Passepartout and others implicitly. He pays exorbitantly for the elephant without bargaining. He generously offers ₤1000 reward to the American soldiers if they can save the three captured by the Indians. He values life, honor and achievement above money and therefore money comes to him. Positive attitude Fogg maintains a positive attitude to everything at all times -- to his mission, the people around him and the challenges he faces. He never blames anyone for his failures or delays, even when there is ample justification for doing so. Even as a mental discipline, such an attitude is nearly impossible to maintain and it has an extraordinary power over life. In contrast to Fogg's positive attitude, Fix displays ordinary negative attitudes such as suspicion. No matter how often Fogg's behavior contradicts Fix's expectation of what the bank robber would do, Fix invents a new explanation in line with his original assumption. No fact will shake his belief.

Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne. Search eText, Read Online, Study, Discuss. Another School Assignment! I'm glad I read the book and not the movie that the network's summary appears to highlight. Jules Verne's writing can really place the reader into the story. I found the story intriguing because the main character Fogg could always find a new form of transportation when one avenue was blocked. "No, it was foreseen" -- Fogg's motto -- may be worth adopting! Don't miss reading this classic -- but remember you are in 1873! Posted By Gray at Wed 27 Aug 2008, 2:47 AM in Around the World in Eighty Days || 0 Replies a.t.w..i.80.d i relly enjoyed while reading this novel i red till chapter 10 its really good story Posted By Unregistered at Thu 3 Jun 2004, 5:00 AM in Around the World in Eighty Days || 1 Reply No Subject It's a very interesting novel.it's my course book in class 8th.

Posted By Prateek Goyal at Tue 24 May 2005, 10:07 PM in Around the World in Eighty Days || 0 Replies No Subject I like this novel and I have seen how wonderful our world is ! I want to know why do you like it exactly.If you like ,you can E-mail me,or add my MSN: I will on line every weekend.Thank you for Online-Literature and all the people for the great replies,Thank You Very Much! Posted By hnee at Tue 24 May 2005, 10:07 PM in Around the World in Eighty Days || 0 Replies One of the best classics Who says young people aren't interested in reading old-aged stories? -- I'm not the one! The first time i picked up this book was in the school library about 3-4 days ago and now I've finished reading the whole book. Around the World in 80 Days is a readers' classic! I would like to recommend it because the story is enjoyable, exciting and so (even if you mostly think novels are boring) hillarious (my favorite charactor was Passepartout).

The author was excellent as in his time to have such an idea to write such a great story. Thumps up! Posted By Kay at Tue 24 May 2005, 10:07 PM in Around the World in Eighty Days || 0 Replies I love Jules Verne Jules Verne is my favourite author, his writings convinced me to write about Science Fiction and fantastic adventures. Around The World In eighty Days is one of his best books, one day I finish reading it and found it very exciting. Thank You Posted By Jaime Enrique Gutiï¿½rrez at Tue 24 May 2005, 10:07 PM in Around the World in Eighty Days || 0 Replies IAround the world in eighty days MAIN CHARECTERS Phileas Fogg ï¿½ a man about forty years old who made a bet with some people at the Reform Club that he could make a tour around the world in eighty days or less Passepartout - a confident young man who works for Phileas Fogg as a servant Ralph Thomas & Stuart ï¿½ the people who bet against Mr. Fogg Mr.

Fix ï¿½ the detective from Scotland Yard that wants to find Mr. Fogg CHAPTER 1& 2 July 30, 2004 In chapter one it introduces Phileas Fogg a man who was very rich and apart of the Reform club an exclusive club for rich people. He also looking for a new servant and so he finds Passepartout and young French boy who is looking for work. In chapter two Passepartout was not sure if he wanted to be a servant but later in the chapter he finds that he does. Chapter 3&4 July 30, 2004 In chapter three a bank robber steals a package of bank notes worth fifty-five thousand pounds. Later at the Reform club Ralph Thomas and Stuart were talking about the robbery. Then another of man said ï¿½The world is big enough for the thief to find some country that is safe for himï¿½. Then Mr. Fogg casually went in the conversation and said, ï¿½ It was onceï¿½ they were all confused Stuart asked ï¿½ has the world got smaller?ï¿½ Mr.

Fogg showed them an estimate made by the Daily Telegraph showing how someone could get around the world in eighty days .The men were arguing back and forth until Mr. Fogg said ï¿½ I bet twenty thousandï¿½. Pounds that I can make a tour around the world in eighty days or less." So after the whole thing was settled Mr. Fogg went home to get Passepartout and now they packed some of their things the rest they would buy there. After theyï¿½re done packing some of their things they go to the train station and bought two first class ticketï¿½s to go to Suez. On the way over their Mr. Fogg notices that Passepartout is crying when Mr. Fogg asked him why he was crying he answered ï¿½In my hurry I forgot to turn off the gas in my room.ï¿½ Mr. Fogg answer to this was it well burn but you well pay for it. Chapter 5&6 July 30, 2004 Now almost everyone in London knows about the wager that was made in the Reform club because most newspapers have done an article on it.

Now those person have seen newspaper articles they began wagers among themselves. Later that week a dispatch was sent from Suez to the commissioner of police in London saying ï¿½ Iï¿½ve found the bank robber, Phileas Fogg. Send without delay warrant of arrest to Bombay.ï¿½ In chapter six a detective form Scotland Yard named Mr. Fix tryï¿½s to find Mr. Fogg and Passepartout. He thinks that they robbed the bank. Mr. Fix later meats Passepartout on the boat going to Bombay and asked him to see his master to visa his passport. Chapter 7&8 In chapter seven Mr. Fogg goes to see Mr. fix to get his passport visa so he well have proof to show the members of the reform club if he does make his tour around the world in eighty days or less. When Mr. Fogg gets there Mr. fix asks him many questions wile his passport is being checked.

f you don't feel like reading it ive sumized the frist few chapters Posted By Jenae at Tue 24 May 2005, 10:07 PM in Around the World in Eighty Days || 0 Replies do not judge the book by its cover well, at first i didn't want to read this book. but since it's mandatory for our class to have a book report about it, i was forced to do it. but guess what?!? i love it! from the beginning up to the end! it was fantastic! i think i've just toured the wolrd for reading it in 3 and 1/2 hours!!!! i love how Verne deliver the characters' personalities--especially Phileus Fogg. ï¿½ i really like how he made everything in 'mathematical' way of writing. (though i have to admit... i hate math!) his chapters were simple but he sees to it that we'll get something when we turn to the next chapter, which really made me glad. he has a fluid writing of expressing what he wanted in particular chapter. moreover, the book is very practical--specifically in financial descriptions. all in all, this book is sure a BOMB!

i really like it! Posted By kaminari-chan at Tue 24 May 2005, 10:07 PM in Around the World in Eighty Days || 0 Replies This is a great book **This exotic book that I'm reading in my 7th grade class is one of the most wonderful (but also hard to understand) books in the world. Even though it was difficult to understand at first, me and my classmates finally got the hang of the book. now that we're on chapter 13, it feels like the book can't get anymore exciting. If you ever meet up with this book, please take the time out to read it** Posted By Rickeshia at Tue 24 May 2005, 10:07 PM in Around the World in Eighty Days || 3 Replies No Subject I really enjoyed reading this book... Verne is one of my favourites authores; it is very interesting because I realized how big is our world.. and if you want to go round the world..

you would have some problems ..byeee Posted By ivana at Tue 24 May 2005, 10:07 PM in Around the World in Eighty Days || 0 Replies Around the World in Eighty Days: Character Profiles | Novelguide Around the World in Eighty Days: Character Profiles Character Profiles Lord Abermarle Lord Abermarle is an elderly man who bets 5,000 pounds on Fogg’s success. He himself is paralyzed and the idea of Fogg’s adventure makes him feel part of it. He wants Fogg to succeed for the glory of England. Aouda Aouda is the Parsee princess who was going to be burned alive on her husband’s funeral pyre but was rescued by Fogg and Passepartout. She is the daughter of a Bombay merchant and because she is light skinned and has an English education, she can pass for European. Originally, Fogg takes her to Hong Kong to stay with a relative but when that does not work out, he takes her under his protection. She travels around the world with him and falls in love with his noble nature. Fortunately, she knows how to play whist and captures Fogg’s heart.

He marries her when they return to England The Honorable William Batulcar Batulcar is the Proprietor of the Long Noses of the god Tingou. He is a sort of Barnum with a circus in Yokohama which Passepartout joins as an acrobat and clown. They wear long fake noses on which they stand in a pyramid. Passepartout is on the bottom when he sees Fogg in the theater and drops the rest of the pyramid. Fogg has to pay damages to Batulcar to get Passepartout out of the circus. British Consul at Suez The Consul stamps Fogg’s passport to show that he came through Suez, and is not persuaded by Fix to detain Fogg. He thinks Fogg acts like a gentleman. John Bunsby John Bunsby is the pilot of the Tankadere which Fogg hires from Hong Kong to Shanghai to catch the steamer to San Francisco. Passepartout is separated from the party having been drugged and put on board the Carnatic to Yokohama. Fogg generously offers to take Detective Fix with them on the Tankadere, and they reach Yokohama in time to rescue Passepartout.

Sir Francis Cromarty Sir Francis is a Brigadier General retired in India. He is Fogg’s whist partner on the Mongolia, then joins him in a train ride across India. He is tall and fair, a man of 50 who distinguished himself in the Sepoy revolt. On the way to his corps in Benares he travels with Fogg and serves as commentator on Indian ways and history. He helps to rescue Aouda. Samuel Fallentin Samuel Fallentin is a Banker and one of the members of the Reform Club who bets with Fogg. Thomas Flanagan Thomas Flanagan is a Brewer and a member of the Reform Club, one of the members who bets with Phileas Fogg. Detective Fix Mr. Fix is a detective from Scotland Yard who believes Fogg is the robber of the Bank of England and follows him around the world. He wants the reward money. Fix is a little dense and unscrupulous in his methods believing he is righteous in stopping Fogg any way he can, though he has no proof. Fix is small and nervous with twitching eyebrows and piercing eyes. He is intelligent but not wise or intuitive. He goes by his fixed ideas and is not flexible.

Phileas Fogg Fogg is the main character, a mysterious and rich man of forty, tall and handsome with light hair and whiskers. He is never flustered by any event, a gentleman of the Reform Club of London who is interested in science and whist. He orders his life precisely by the clock, and makes a bet with fellow club members that he can travel around the world in the least amount of time it takes. He bets half his fortune on it and takes the other half with him in a carpet bag, going by train and steamboat around the world in 80 days. He travels with his French servant Passepartout and is followed by Detective Fix who thinks his mysterious fortune was stolen. Although Fogg appears to be uninterested in other people, he rescues Princess Aouda in India and marries her at the end of the journey. He is also generous to his servant Passepartout and rescues him several times though it puts his mission in jeopardy. Fogg is not interested in money but in knowledge. He is kind, giving money to a poor woman on the street and even giving money to Fix who is his enemy. Magnetic and bold, he draws others to him who help his cause.

Forster Forster is the Yankee engineer of the American train that rushes it over the suspension bridge at Medicine Bow at 100 mph, as the bridge crumbles behind them. Elder William Hitch Elder Hitch is the Mormon missionary on the American train who gives Passepartout a history of the Mormons and invites him to join their religion. Lord Longferry, MP, Lord Longferry is one of Passepartout’s former English masters who was not orderly but had to be brought home every night from the tavern. Passepartout did not respect him. Kiouni Kiouni is the elephant that Fogg’s party used to cross India to Allahabad. Fogg paid 2000 pounds for him and then generously gave him to the Parsee guide who drove the elephant. Mudge Mudge is the American man with the sledge with sails who takes Fogg and party over the frozen prairie from Fort Kearney to Omaha when they miss the train because of fighting the Sioux.

Judge Obadiah Judge Obadiah of Calcutta, at Fix’s request, sentences and fines Fogg and Passepartout for desecrating the Hindu temple at Bombay, but Fogg pays the bail and leaves on time for Hong Kong. Jean Passepartout Passepartout is the French servant Fogg hires before they leave London. He is about thirty and single, with multiple past occupations, such as acrobat, gymnast, valet, fireman. He is looking for stability in life as the valet of an English gentleman since the English are known for their regularity. He goes through 10 irregular English masters before finding his ideal, Fogg. Passepartout is an emotional man of simple perception. He does not comprehend the mind of Fogg, but he is touched by his integrity and kindness to others, despite his apparent coldness. He becomes loyal to Fogg and desires to help him win the bet, though he often complicates the journey, such as getting drugged by Fix and not telling Fogg of the boat schedule change, and not telling Fogg about Fix.

He is offered part of the reward money by Fix to turn in his master to Scotland Yard for the robbery, but he refuses to betray Fogg. He is the one who rescues Princess Aouda and who detaches the engine from the train to save it from Indians. In rescuing Passepartout from Indians, Fogg almost loses the bet. Colonel Stamp Proctor Colonel Proctor is in the political rally in San Francisco and hits Fix as he swings to punch Fogg. Both men are roughed up by the party politics of the unruly crowd who fight over their candidates. Fogg challenges Proctor to a duel, and they agree to meet again some day. Later, Fogg meets Proctor on the train to New York, and they are ready to duel in the train when Indians attack the train. Instead, Fogg and Proctor fight side by side against their common enemy. Gauthier Ralph Gauthier Ralph is a Director of the Bank of England and a fellow club member of Fogg’s at the Reform Club. He tells about the bank robbery and the fact that the robber is a gentleman. He like the others, bets Fogg he can’t go around the world in 80 days.

Reverend Decimus Smith Rev. Smith is a fellow passenger on the Mongolia with whom Fogg plays whist. He is also a tax collector of Goa, India. Captain Andrew Speedy Captain Andrew Speedy from Cardiff owns the Henrietta, a trading vessel going to Bordeaux from New York that Fogg hires. He pays $8,000 for the passengers and eventually buys the boat for $60,000 so he can tear it apart for fuel to stoke the furnaces to Liverpool. He hijacks the boat from Speedy and locks him in his cabin until the end of the journey. Speedy ends up happy with his money. He calls Fogg a “Yankee.” Andrew Stewart Andrew Stewart is an engineer and fellow club member of Fogg’s at the Reform Club in London. He is one of the people with whom Fogg wagers. James Strand James Strand is the real bank robber of the Bank of England, caught on Dec. 17, a few days before Fogg gets to England. Fix does not hear about it until after he locks Fogg up. John Sullivan John Sullivan is a banker and one of the five members of the Reform Club who bets with Fogg.

Question: In literature, whose servant was Passepartout?
Answer: Phileas Fogg